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Depden Hall, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29
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Area
463Acres
This beautiful Grade ll Listed Hall is a fully moated property dating from the 17th Century, set in 463 acres. Available as a whole, the property incorporates arable farmland, mature woodland, and Depden village green, including the title 'Lordship of the Manor of Depden'.
Situated to the south of Bury St Edmunds with far reaching views over the rolling Suffolk countryside. Nearby Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket offer a good range of facilities, whilst Cambridge (28 miles) offers a wider range of services, including its famed university and educational opportunities. Stansted Airport is about 30 miles away and central London is about 55 miles.
The Property
Depden Hall is a most attractive arable farm, offering seclusion from the centrally located farmstead consisting of the moated Grade II Listed Hall and a range of buildings. The majority of the farmland is Grade 2 fully drained boulder clay ideal for growing a wide range of combinable crops, and to the north is the village green. Several woods were strategically planted and now offer Depden Hall an enjoyable shoot, as well as adding to the overall conservation value of the farm. The Lordship of the Manor of Depden is an ancient title that is included with the property. In all Depden Hall extends to about 463.20 acres (187.48 ha).
Depden Hall
Listed Grade II, the Hall is a fully moated historic property dating from the 17th Century.
The Hall offers comfortable and spacious family accommodation over two floors with further attic bedrooms at second floor and a cellar below. The front door with a columned portico opens to a central hall with inglenook fireplace with woodburner inset, and stairs to the first floor landing.
The generous drawing room has a working fireplace and large drinks cupboard. The kitchen/breakfast room has been refitted to provide a wide range of cupboards, larder unit, work surfaces and island, and has a four oven oil fired Aga within an alcove. To the opposite end there is ample space for a table and chairs overlooking the moat, and within easy reach across the hall there is a cloakroom, laundry room, boot room and door to the outside. The hall continues to the back of the house from which there are doors to a safe, the dining room and the library with French doors to a courtyard garden. Through the conservatory, there is also an office with French doors to a rose garden and cellar below, and a greenhouse to the rear.
At first floor there are six double bedrooms, two with en-suite bathrooms, and two further family bathrooms, one also with a shower. Stairs rise from the landing to two second floor bedrooms and attic storage.
The Gardens
The sheltered gardens lie within the moat and are predominantly laid to lawn with part being a grass tennis court with summer house and boat house to one side. With a southerly aspect, there are several well hedged areas which offer private courtyard and rose gardens with mature shrubs, roses and box topiary within brick and paved terraces.
The Farm Buildings
The buildings are outside the moat and sheltered from the Hall by a tall hedge. They comprise:
Office and garage block (23m x 7m) providing two offices, a fitted kitchen, a WC and store. There is also a large 3 car garage and a chemical store.
Shoot room and stores (18m x 6.5m) of traditional timber frame and weatherboard elevations, the shoot room has a wood burning stove set within a fireplace and there are store sheds to either end.
General purpose building (36m x 18.50m) of steel portal frame with part brick walls, corrugated cladding and concrete floor. The building is divided in half, with the western side being a machinery store with lockable tool area and roller shutter door, and the eastern side being a general store with roller shutter door capable of holding circa 500 tonnes of grain.
Condor type grain store (35m x 9m) providing eighteen ventilated bins of 50 tonne capacity (total 900 tonnes capacity) and free standing 300 tonne silo.
The Arable Land
The land at Depden Hall surrounds the farmstead and provides wonderful privacy with far reaching southerly views. The soils are Grade 2 and of the Hanslope Series, ideal for growing a wide range of combinable crops. The farm was comprehensively drained in 1976 with clay pipes & stone backfill and the fields were created to a size that is easily compatible with modern machinery. Access to the fields is from a central concrete road and in all there are about 400.56 acres capable of being cultivated for arable cropping.
The farm is entered into a mid-tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme running from 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2026. The options include areas of pollinator mixes, flower rich margins and over-winter bird food, aimed at increasing biodiversity and wildlife. The Scheme also allows for up to half the farm to be left as Enhanced Over-winter Stubble as a rotational option. Any buyer will be required to take over the Scheme and indemnify the current owners against any breach.
The Woodland
There are six main woods on the farm planted in 1976 with further woodland established around the farmstead. These woods were planted following advice from The Game Conservancy and now offer mature stands of trees comprising a surrounding hedge with internal well established hardwoods, leylandii and laurel. In all, there are about 16.44 acres to woodland.
Depden Village Green
To the north of the farm is the registered village green which offers a rare facet to Depden Hall. Being permanent grass, the green has historically been used by the present (and former owners) for folding sheep and haymaking. Being a registered village green and common, there is a right for the public to walk and engage in ball games but not ride or drive over the green. The green must remain unfenced and there are a number of third parties who hold grazing rights. In all, the green and additional grass areas at Depden Hall extend to just under 40 acres.
The Lordship of the Manor of Depden
The owners of Depden Hall hold The Lordship of the Manor of Depden which is included in the freehold title of Depden Green. This is an ancient title which was once vested with the Marquess of Bristol at Ickworth House a few miles from Depden.
Viewing
All viewings are strictly by appointment via David Ward 01206 216544 or 07753 562374.
General
Method of Sale: By private treaty.
Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession subject to grazier's rights on the village green (which have not been exercised for many years).
Wayleaves, easements and rights of way: The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including: rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easement and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes, whether referred to in these particulars or not.
Basic Payment: The vendors will claim and retain the 2023 Scheme Year Basic Payment together with any future de-coupled payments. The purchasers will be required to give an undertaking that they will comply with ongoing BPS Cross Compliance rules until and including 31st December 2023.
Holdover: The vendor may require Holdover over a building(s) for a period of time following completion of the sale.
Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights: Included in the freehold sale, insofar as they are owned.
Council Tax: Band G £3,305.47 for 2023/24
Local Authority:
West Suffolk Council, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU. Tel: 01284 763233.
Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX. Tel: 0345 606 6067.
VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property or any part of it or any right attached to it becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT such tax will be payable in addition.
Health & Safety: Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection.
Features
- Grade ll Listed Hall with 8 bedrooms
- Moated gardens with grass tennis court
- A range of modern & traditional farm buildings
- Grade 2 arable land with mature woods laid out for a shoot
- Depden Village Green and Lordship of the Manor of Depden
- Around 463 acres (187 ha)
- Available as a whole
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Depden Hall, Depden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29
This beautiful Grade ll Listed Hall is a fully moated property dating from the 17th Century, set in 463 acres. Available as a whole, the property incorporates arable farmland, mature woodland, and Depden village green, including the title 'Lordship of the Manor of Depden'.
Situated to the south of Bury St Edmunds with far reaching views over the rolling Suffolk countryside. Nearby Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket offer a good range of facilities, whilst Cambridge (28 miles) offers a wider range of services, including its famed university and educational opportunities. Stansted Airport is about 30 miles away and central London is about 55 miles.
The Property
Depden Hall is a most attractive arable farm, offering seclusion from the centrally located farmstead consisting of the moated Grade II Listed Hall and a range of buildings. The majority of the farmland is Grade 2 fully drained boulder clay ideal for growing a wide range of combinable crops, and to the north is the village green. Several woods were strategically planted and now offer Depden Hall an enjoyable shoot, as well as adding to the overall conservation value of the farm. The Lordship of the Manor of Depden is an ancient title that is included with the property. In all Depden Hall extends to about 463.20 acres (187.48 ha).
Depden Hall
Listed Grade II, the Hall is a fully moated historic property dating from the 17th Century.
The Hall offers comfortable and spacious family accommodation over two floors with further attic bedrooms at second floor and a cellar below. The front door with a columned portico opens to a central hall with inglenook fireplace with woodburner inset, and stairs to the first floor landing.
The generous drawing room has a working fireplace and large drinks cupboard. The kitchen/breakfast room has been refitted to provide a wide range of cupboards, larder unit, work surfaces and island, and has a four oven oil fired Aga within an alcove. To the opposite end there is ample space for a table and chairs overlooking the moat, and within easy reach across the hall there is a cloakroom, laundry room, boot room and door to the outside. The hall continues to the back of the house from which there are doors to a safe, the dining room and the library with French doors to a courtyard garden. Through the conservatory, there is also an office with French doors to a rose garden and cellar below, and a greenhouse to the rear.
At first floor there are six double bedrooms, two with en-suite bathrooms, and two further family bathrooms, one also with a shower. Stairs rise from the landing to two second floor bedrooms and attic storage.
The Gardens
The sheltered gardens lie within the moat and are predominantly laid to lawn with part being a grass tennis court with summer house and boat house to one side. With a southerly aspect, there are several well hedged areas which offer private courtyard and rose gardens with mature shrubs, roses and box topiary within brick and paved terraces.
The Farm Buildings
The buildings are outside the moat and sheltered from the Hall by a tall hedge. They comprise:
Office and garage block (23m x 7m) providing two offices, a fitted kitchen, a WC and store. There is also a large 3 car garage and a chemical store.
Shoot room and stores (18m x 6.5m) of traditional timber frame and weatherboard elevations, the shoot room has a wood burning stove set within a fireplace and there are store sheds to either end.
General purpose building (36m x 18.50m) of steel portal frame with part brick walls, corrugated cladding and concrete floor. The building is divided in half, with the western side being a machinery store with lockable tool area and roller shutter door, and the eastern side being a general store with roller shutter door capable of holding circa 500 tonnes of grain.
Condor type grain store (35m x 9m) providing eighteen ventilated bins of 50 tonne capacity (total 900 tonnes capacity) and free standing 300 tonne silo.
The Arable Land
The land at Depden Hall surrounds the farmstead and provides wonderful privacy with far reaching southerly views. The soils are Grade 2 and of the Hanslope Series, ideal for growing a wide range of combinable crops. The farm was comprehensively drained in 1976 with clay pipes & stone backfill and the fields were created to a size that is easily compatible with modern machinery. Access to the fields is from a central concrete road and in all there are about 400.56 acres capable of being cultivated for arable cropping.
The farm is entered into a mid-tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme running from 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2026. The options include areas of pollinator mixes, flower rich margins and over-winter bird food, aimed at increasing biodiversity and wildlife. The Scheme also allows for up to half the farm to be left as Enhanced Over-winter Stubble as a rotational option. Any buyer will be required to take over the Scheme and indemnify the current owners against any breach.
The Woodland
There are six main woods on the farm planted in 1976 with further woodland established around the farmstead. These woods were planted following advice from The Game Conservancy and now offer mature stands of trees comprising a surrounding hedge with internal well established hardwoods, leylandii and laurel. In all, there are about 16.44 acres to woodland.
Depden Village Green
To the north of the farm is the registered village green which offers a rare facet to Depden Hall. Being permanent grass, the green has historically been used by the present (and former owners) for folding sheep and haymaking. Being a registered village green and common, there is a right for the public to walk and engage in ball games but not ride or drive over the green. The green must remain unfenced and there are a number of third parties who hold grazing rights. In all, the green and additional grass areas at Depden Hall extend to just under 40 acres.
The Lordship of the Manor of Depden
The owners of Depden Hall hold The Lordship of the Manor of Depden which is included in the freehold title of Depden Green. This is an ancient title which was once vested with the Marquess of Bristol at Ickworth House a few miles from Depden.
Viewing
All viewings are strictly by appointment via David Ward 01206 216544 or 07753 562374.
General
Method of Sale: By private treaty.
Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession subject to grazier's rights on the village green (which have not been exercised for many years).
Wayleaves, easements and rights of way: The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including: rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easement and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes, whether referred to in these particulars or not.
Basic Payment: The vendors will claim and retain the 2023 Scheme Year Basic Payment together with any future de-coupled payments. The purchasers will be required to give an undertaking that they will comply with ongoing BPS Cross Compliance rules until and including 31st December 2023.
Holdover: The vendor may require Holdover over a building(s) for a period of time following completion of the sale.
Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights: Included in the freehold sale, insofar as they are owned.
Council Tax: Band G £3,305.47 for 2023/24
Local Authority:
West Suffolk Council, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU. Tel: 01284 763233.
Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX. Tel: 0345 606 6067.
VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property or any part of it or any right attached to it becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT such tax will be payable in addition.
Health & Safety: Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection.